Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)
Health and Social Care
Course Overview
Key Information
Level: 3
Sector: Health and Social Care
Qualification type: Vocationally-Related Qualification
Total Qualification time: 210
Credit Value: 21
Guided Learning Hours: 190 Status: Available to Learners
Methods of Assessment: Portfolio of Evidence
Minimum age: 16
Qualification Purpose:
The Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF) is aimed at developing learners knowledge and understanding of the following areas relating to working in adult social care:
Age Ranges:
Entry is at the discretion of the centre. However, learners should be aged 16 to undertake this qualification.
Geographical Coverage:
This qualification is available in England and Northern Ireland.
Learner Entry Requirements:
Focus Awards does not set any other entry requirements, but additional criteria may be requested or specified by the centre.
Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations:
Please refer to the Focus Awards ‘Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations Policy’. A copy is available for download from the Focus Awards website at the following url:
https://www.focusawards.org.uk/wp– content/uploads/2016/08/Reasonable-Adjustments.pdf
Assessment Methods:
This qualification is Internally Assessed. Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria associated with each unit.
The main pieces of evidence for the portfolio could include some or all of the following:
- Assessor observation
- Witness testimony
- Learner product
- Worksheets
- Assignments/projects/reports
- Record of oral and written questioning
- Learner and peer reports
- Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
Progression Routes:
Learners seeking progress from this qualification can advance their skills further through the following:
- Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)
- Focus Awards Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)
- Focus Awards Lebel 2 Diploma in Care (RQF)
Supporting Material and Useful Websites:
- https://focusawards.org.uk/supportingmaterials
- https://ofqual.gov.uk
Course Highlights
Payment Plan
Option 1: Full Payment
£500
Option 2: Instalment Plan
£250 deposit
2 Monthly Instalment of £125
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Qualification Structure:
Learners must achieve the following 9 mandatory units totalling 21 credits.
Mandatory Units:
Unit Title | Unit reference | Level | Credit | Guided Learning Hours |
Understand how to handle information in social care settings | D/602/3119 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Understand health and safety in social care settings | L/602/3178 | 3 | 5 | 49 |
Principles of Diversity, equality, and inclusion in adult social care settings | M/602/3044 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
Principles of communication in adult social care settings | R/602/2906 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
Principles of personal development in adult social care settings | R/602/3036 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings | R/602/3182 | 3 | 4 | 37 |
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care | A/601/8574 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings | R/601/1436 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Understand the role of the social care worker | A/602/3113 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
